Health
UN urges the world to ready for extreme heat risk from El Niño
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) – The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly a strong El Niño that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. El Niño is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts...
Guyana prepares for historic robotic surgery as healthcare enters new era
Guyana is preparing to make medical history with what could become the longest-distance robotic cardiac surgery ever performed. President Irfaan...
Caribbean eating too much salt as hypertension, heart disease surge — CARPHA warns
The Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA, is sounding the alarm over dangerously high salt consumption across the region, warning that...
Public Health Ministry criticised for imposing pension scheme on contracted Medical Doctors
The Public Ministry is being condemned for wanting to force a pension scheme on medical Doctors without proper consultation, forcing...
Former Health Minister lambastes successors for silence on baby’s death
A Former Minister of Health has called out the Ministers of Public Health for their seeming non-action into the premature...
Family blames Doctors at West Demerara Regional Hospital for death of baby
A young couple is calling for justice following the death of their child on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the...
East Bank Communities benefit from Medical Outreach
The 12th Chinese Medical Team comprising of doctors specialised in internal medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, gynaecology and traditional Chinese medicine, held...
Autism and finding help in Guyana
Autism and autism spectrum disorder are both general terms for a group of complex brain development disorders. Autism includes a...
Food and Drug Department monitoring imports from Brazil amidst meat scandal
Following allegations of Brazilian companies selling unsafe produce for years and the subsequent banning of these products by several countries,...
Local distributor of Brunswick products applauds swift action of FDD to block bogus tuna
Beepats, the distributor of Brunswick products in Guyana, says it stands by the Government’s decision to block falsely labelled products...
“Unite to End TB”- Guyana on board the ‘End TB by 2030’ campaign
By Stacy Carmichael-James An estimated fifty thousand people in the Americas have Tuberculosis but do not know and Guyana is...
China, Hong Kong, EU suspend importation of meat from Brazil
(BBC) Hong Kong has joined China is suspending meat imports from Brazil. They are the top two consumers of Brazilian...
Food and Drug Department refuses 2000 cartons of Tuna imported from China
Consumers are being advised to always take a second look at labels, to ensure the ‘country of origin’ and the exact...
Guyana among eight countries to benefit from CDB’s US$40M loan to reduce poverty
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced US$40 million in funding for poverty reduction in eight countries in the Caribbean...
Jamaica Gov’t imposes ban on Brazilian corned beef
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaican Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has imposed an immediate import ban on corned...
Health Minister not opposed to probe into $605M drug procurement
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) Board is conducting an investigation into what can be considered ‘sole-sourcing’ of a Trinidad...
Public Health Ministry launches $1.6B Project to improve Maternal and Child Health
The Ministry of Public Health has launched a project supporting an in-depth revision of all guidelines, protocols, and strategies related...
Jagdeo accuses Gov’t of cancelling tenders that do not meet its expectations in order to single-source
By Stacy Carmichael-James People’s Progressive Party General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo has leveled allegations against the Government, noting that if the...
Bogus receipts, fabrication of records; Health Minister blames conspiracy among staff and suppliers for Drug Shortage
Recently the Ministry of Public Health has been addressing many reported cases of drug Shortage at individual health institutions. During...
Suicide among issues to be addressed when NGOs host international Mental Health Conference
With a focus on a variety of complex Mental Health issues, the Guyanese Women Roundtable (GWR) will be hosting a...
FEATURE: Placing the spotlight on breast cancer in Guyana
By Correspondent Breast cancer, like most other cancers, is a disease characterized by the uncontrolled division of abnormal cells but...
